An energy expenditure approach in mass transit commuting choice preferences

Abstract Current urban development should not be possible without public transportation. Adequate mass transportation can only be ensured by disclosing a stable commuter’s travel distribution along routes. Due to this, urban transportation improvement via applying the sustainable transport principles such as free access and path choice and minimizing the use of various types of energy is a major challenge. In this case, special attention is paid to working trips, which constitute the largest burden on urban transport and have dense directions in a short time. As with any actions, public journeys are closely taken to human energy expenditure, which is further increased when passengers then have to perform their main workplace tasks. Thus, a public transport trip can be seen as the start of a working day. Consequently, mass transport systems should therefore be presented in a way that minimizes energy consumption by passengers. This can be found by establishing an interrelation between travel energy consumption and travel choice and, this way, explaining the attractiveness of stable route options. The attractiveness obtained should enable the travel choice probabilities to be calculated and the urban mass transit system to be better organized in satisfying the needs of users.